The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-08-30
TWO DAYS LATER NEWS.
The Discovery Makes q Good Pas
sage and Brings Dates 10 August
18TH

ASaAn1 DNAES 10 aug
18TH.
The barkentine Discovery, Captain
John Lee, arrived yesterday morning
from San Francisco, IN ten and a half
days. She brings two days later news
than the Australia. Following is a
summary:
The Scotch yacht Thistle, which is to
race with the newly-built Volunteer for
the Americas Cup, arrived at New York
August 18th, after a twenty-one days
passage across the Atlantic. Captain
Barr reported a pleasant passage, ex-
cept three days of rough weather and
three without puff of wind. The rest
OF the time they had light breeze. The
Thistle Is certainly a pretty model and
her appearance does not belle her claim
to speed. 1t will take about three weeks
to clean her up, set her topmast and
bend on her racing sails. She came
over under a small mainsail, topsail,
staysail and jib.
The journal de st. Petersburg" of
August 18th, says: The Russian En-
bassy at Constantinople has handed to
the Porte a protest against Prince Ferdi-
.nand's occupancy of the Bulgarian
throne. The Journal" however,
makes this pertinent inquiry: "Can it
be supposed that Russia will consider
herself alone bound to become defender
If rhoF of ~
A diabolical attempt was made August
18th to wreck the outgoing passenger
train on the Ohio and Mississippi road,
on the outskirts of st. Louis, by driving
two coupling pins in switch frog. An
officer walking through the yard just be-
fore the train was due discovered and re-
moved the obstruction. The track at
this point is on high embankment.
and much loss of life would have fol-
lowed wreck.
Valkovitch telegraphs to the Govern
ment from Constantinople that the
Sultan recognizes Prince Ferdinand's |
election, but, as the Prince did not at
first obtain the Sultan's consent, the lat I
ter will maintain his present attitude for |
a certain period. The Porte has sent |
a circular to the Powers, asking their |
advice as to the course to be taken by |
Turkey toward Bulgaria in view of
Prince Ferdinand's action.
The Liverpool post" of August 18th,
published a startling interview witra
spy in Liverpool regarding
a dynamite conspiracy there. The
paper says: "For some weeks l have
been engaged in trying to ascertain
whether such an unlawful society was at
all extant. The result of my investiga- !
tons -, to place beyond all doubt the
existence in our midst of a dynamite or
ganization affiliated to the Fenian
Brotherhood in New York.
At a meeting of the Pacific Mail Di-
rectors held at New York August 18th,
IIe executive committee was ordered to
lake steps to reduce the capital stock
one half and be reissued at once. Pro
posals are being received, both here and
from England, for two steamers to cost
about 100000 or 100000 each. No
decisive action has been taken on the
purchase of steamers, but this !
will be arranged at another meeting that
may be held in a few days.
The Commission appointed to enquire
into the condition of Servian finances has
discovered serious deficits. The Finance
Minister has ordered the sequestratiOn
Of the property of his predecessor.
Letters were received in London,
August 18th, from Henry NJ. Stanley
dated June 10Th from Gambruja, viii
age near the rapids of the Aruwimi,
reporting himself and party all well.
Knoll Hall, the ancestral home of Sir
Lionel Sackville West, British Minister
1T Washington, at Seven Oaks, county of
Kent, England, hiss been partially
destroyed by fire.
Meier Goldschmidt, Danish poet,
novelist and journalist, is dead. He was
,ixty-eight years old, born in the island
If Zealand, Denmark. in 1919.